Share of women in ministerial positions in Mexico
Mexico: Share of women in ministerial positions was 45 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women in ministerial positions in Mexico, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women in ministerial positions in Mexico stood at 45. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 155.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in ministerial positions in Mexico peaked at 45 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.4, in 2005.
Mexico ranks 17th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of women in ministerial positions in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.4 | — |
| 2008 | 15.8 | +68.1% |
| 2010 | 10.5 | -33.5% |
| 2012 | 21.1 | +101.0% |
| 2014 | 17.6 | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 17.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.8 | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 42.1 | +166.5% |
| 2019 | 35 | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 42.11 | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 42.11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 42.11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 45 | +6.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 45 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.91, 2.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 45 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.77, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in ministerial positions in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +166.5% | 15.8 | 42.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6 | 9.4 | 15.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.81 | 10.5 | 42.1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 42.83 | 42.11 | 45 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 30,197 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9402 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 106,708 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 106,708 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in ministerial positions in Mexico?
- Share of women in ministerial positions in Mexico was 45 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 45 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4 in 2005.
- How does Mexico rank for share of women in ministerial positions?
- Mexico ranks 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women in ministerial positions rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in ministerial positions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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